Foo Fighters are scheduled to perform live tonight at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte before President Obama’s speech. Last night (Sept. 6), the band played a nearly four-hour concert for Rock the Vote, an organization formed to engage young people in the political process. The Foos played a slew of hits including ‘Monkey Wrench,’ ‘Times Like These,’ ‘Learn to Fly,’ ‘All My Life,’ ‘The Pretender’ and ‘My Hero’ along
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Foo Fighters ‘Rock the Vote’ in Charlotte as Frontman Dave Grohl Gets His Drink On
September 6th, 2012 
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No Comments »Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan Speaks Out on Charges Filed Against Doctor in Paul Gray’s Death
September 6th, 2012 Metalkult As previously reported, criminal charges were filed this week against a Des Moines, Iowa, doctor who is accused of contributing to the deaths of eight patients, including Slipknot bassist Paul Gray. Now, Slipknot percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan, who was one of the people interviewed by police for the case, has spoken out on the matter. Crahan was one of nine people — including Gray’s widow Brenna — who provided information
Posted in News Tags: brenna, case, deaths, eight-patients, moines, people, the-deaths, the-matter, the-people, week No Comments »Green Day Unveil Details of Billie Joe Armstrong’s Recent Hospitalization
September 6th, 2012 Metalkult It’s been a whirlwind few days for the members of Green Day, who have gone from Italy — where they saw frontman Billie Joe Armstrong admitted to the hospital — to Los Angeles, where they’re prepping for their appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards tonight (Sept. 6). While Armstrong is apparently resting his voice for tonight’s festivities, his bandmates Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool found time to speak with
Posted in News Tags: appearance, armstrong, bandmates, his-bandmates, members, mtv, prepping-for, speak-with, the-hospital, the-members, video-music, whirlwind-few No Comments »Latest Static-X Bassist Brent Ashley Exits Band
September 6th, 2012 Metalkult Static-X are once again down a bassist, as the band’s latest four-string player, Brent Ashley, has just announced his exit from the group. Ashley was brought in to fill the void left by the group’s long-standing bassist Tony Campos, who split with Wayne Static and his group on less than amicable terms. The timing of Campos’ exit coincided with Static’s decision to pursue his solo project, but when the vocalist
Posted in News Tags: again-down, amicable-terms-, band, brent-ashley, group, solo, the-group, vocalist No Comments »Daily Reload: Slipknot’s Paul Gray, Lamb of God, Motley Crue, Amy Lee + More
September 6th, 2012 Metalkult Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: – A Des Moines doctor has been charged with the involuntary manslaughter of late Slipknot bassist Paul Gray. [Loudwire] – You wanted it, you got it. Lamb of God return to the road this fall, joined by Hellyeah, Hatebreed, In Flames, and Sylosis. See where they’re playing. [Loudwire] – Motley Crue and Kiss get
Posted in News Tags: and-around, around-the-web, been-charged, gray-, hellyeah, look-at-the, loudwire, moines, Motley, slipknot No Comments »Porno for Pyros Guitarist Peter DiStefano Discusses Reunion Possibility
September 6th, 2012 Metalkult Back in August, Peter DiStefano was a surprise guest to Jane’s Addiction post-Lollapalooza performance in Chicago, reuniting him with his Porno for Pyros bandmate Perry Farrell. Now it turns out that the one-off cameo could lead to something more. DiStefano, who was in Seattle Sunday night for a guest turn with the band Bend, told the West Seattle Herald, “I had a meeting with Perry. We’re going to do Porno
Posted in News Tags: a-guest-turn, a-meeting-with, addiction, chicago, guest-turn, one-off-cameo, porno, reuniting-him, seattle-herald, seattle-sunday, told-the-west, turns-out, west-, with-the-band No Comments »Axewound Unveil ‘Vultures’ Track Listing, Secure U.S. Release
September 6th, 2012 Metalkult Are you ready for Axewound? After working out their scheduling issues, it looks as though the metal supergroup will finally get to release their debut album. ‘Vultures’ currently carries on Oct. 1 release in the U.K., with the disc dropping a day later in the U.S. The band features Cancer Bats’ Liam Cormier on vocals and Bullet for My Valentine singer on guitar, with Pitchshifter drummer Jason Bowld, Glamour of
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